If coding hand surgeries involving a slew of specific terms has you scratching your head, a few minutes brushing up on your hand anatomy could be just what you need to improve your hand surgery acumen.

Op Note Coding Clinic: Take a look at the following hand surgery op note to see if you’re on par with our expert-provided coding recommendations.

Note:The following op note was provided by Chris Ford with the billing department of Coastal Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Group in Oceanside, Calif. Do you have a difficult case? Send your op note to the editor (suzannel@eliresearch.com) and see it discussed in future Orthopedic Coding Alert issues!